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after weeks of hoopla, congressman anthony weiner resigns. painfully act ward to the very end. >> today, i'm resigning from congress. >> we look at what finally made him decide to say good-bye. >>> plus, bullfighting school. when hollywood needs to train for scenes like this, he's the former matador they call on. so, when our neal karlinsky gives it a try, he finds out, you mess with the bull, and you might get the borns. >>> and, i correct. celebrity gossip is big business. but when the rumor mill goes too far, can correcting online falsehoods be a thing of its own? >> announcer: from the global resources of abc news, with terry moran, cynthia mcfadden and bill weir in new york city, this is "nightline," june 16th, 2011. >> good evening. we begin tonight with political scandal. democratic congressman anthony weiner resigned today after weeks of fallout over lewd pictures and messages he sent to women on the internet. house minority leader nancy p o pelo pelosi, who was among those prominent democrats calling all week for his resignation, rel
after weeks of hoopla, congressman anthony weiner resigns. painfully act ward to the very end. >> today, i'm resigning from congress. >> we look at what finally made him decide to say good-bye. >>> plus, bullfighting school. when hollywood needs to train for scenes like this, he's the former matador they call on. so, when our neal karlinsky gives it a try, he finds out, you mess with the bull, and you might get the borns. >>> and, i correct. celebrity gossip is big...
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with anthony weiner. i know he is going through torment. >> reporter: f. scott fitzgerald said there are no second acts in american lives but that's no longer true. america is a sand of second, third, fourth chances. hugh grant, marv albert, pee-wee herman, kobe bryant, all scandalized, all doing great today. former republican congressman mark foley resigned in 2006 amidst a sexting scandal of his own. he now hosts a radio show in palm beach, florida. then, of course, there is the comeback kid himself former president bill clinton, elected and re-elected and now heralded for his work in developing countries among other causes. >> as a general rule, most people can come back from scandals like this. >> reporter: crisis management experts say there are four steps to redemption, publicly acknowledge wrongdoing. demonstrate suffering, vanish and return with a new focus. our culture very much needs to see you take your beating. we need to see you pay a price. but once that price is paid, there's really nowhere
with anthony weiner. i know he is going through torment. >> reporter: f. scott fitzgerald said there are no second acts in american lives but that's no longer true. america is a sand of second, third, fourth chances. hugh grant, marv albert, pee-wee herman, kobe bryant, all scandalized, all doing great today. former republican congressman mark foley resigned in 2006 amidst a sexting scandal of his own. he now hosts a radio show in palm beach, florida. then, of course, there is the...
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anthony weiner is an ex-congressman. weiner announced his resignation yesterday saying the distraction caused by his online sexting scandal made it impossible to continue his work. >>> and congress could vote next week to cut off funding for u.s. military operations in libya. angry lawmakers say the president should have gotten congressional approval before committing u.s. forces to the nato air campaign. >>> the barefoot bandit is expected in seattle, washington, today. 20-year-old colton harris-moore is expected to plead guilty to criminal charges as a fugitive, charged with stealing cars, boats and planes. colton harris-moore earned his nickname by going barefoot during some of his escapes, captured in a stolen boat in the bahamas last july. >>> security questions raised in texas after a prank at dallas ft. worth international airport. reporter jack fink of ktvt has the story. >> reporter: for most travelers airports aren't a fun place but this video posted monday on the website vimio shows two guys having some fun la
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loved anthony weiner. >> here's the thing. whose decision is it? because you they are top members of the democratic party saying it's time for you to go. his constituents by a slight margin are saying hey stay. it's his decision alone or left up to the constituent others the leaders? >> it really comes down to him and his wife. is his wife saying enough is enough and pull our lives back together. it will lie with anthony weiner. does he want to fight this out. it looks like he's trying to buy some time. >> thank you very much. don't go anywhere because we're going to take a quick break. i want to talk to mark about monday night's republican debate right here in manchester and specifically i want to ask him about newt gingrich and his chances now that all those staffers have just left his campaign. plus tina faye weighing in on her co-star's rant. >> don lemon cnn, you goofs. so my old contact lenses would sometimes move out of place and blur my vision. my eye doctor said there's great news for people with astigmatism. acuvue®
loved anthony weiner. >> here's the thing. whose decision is it? because you they are top members of the democratic party saying it's time for you to go. his constituents by a slight margin are saying hey stay. it's his decision alone or left up to the constituent others the leaders? >> it really comes down to him and his wife. is his wife saying enough is enough and pull our lives back together. it will lie with anthony weiner. does he want to fight this out. it looks like he's...
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here's abc's louisa yang. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner is holding on. >> i'm not resigning. no. >> reporter: he kept his head high as he walked into his apartment building. but his world is imploding. rad radaronline is reporting, the exchanges between lisa weiss. according to the texts, it takes a few days and 13, quick messages for the relationship to turn sordid. quote, from weiss, we can just get drunk and have mad, passionate sex. when she tells him to come to las vegas for a wild affair, he says, this whole re-election thing is keeping me tied up. in february, she writes, let's have some facebook sex. to which the kohnman responds, hey, sexy baby, i miss you. weiss claims he texted her when he was supposed to be doing the people's work in washington. and that they had phone sex on a government phone. >> he was eager to hear about if i wanted him. >> reporter: then, there's meagan broussard, the 26-year-old texan who told abc news, she had cyber sex with weiner, too. >> he would attempt all the time. >> i have never met any of these women or had physical relationships
here's abc's louisa yang. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner is holding on. >> i'm not resigning. no. >> reporter: he kept his head high as he walked into his apartment building. but his world is imploding. rad radaronline is reporting, the exchanges between lisa weiss. according to the texts, it takes a few days and 13, quick messages for the relationship to turn sordid. quote, from weiss, we can just get drunk and have mad, passionate sex. when she tells him to come to...
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anthony weiner does what he wants to do. he doesn't really listen to advice, even if it's given to him. he does what he wants to do. this is something that he himself needs to deal with. >> we are looking at pictures from may 31st. for quite a bit of length of time to our colleague, dana bash, back and forth, trying to get him to answer certain questions. at times evasive, at times not. since midweek last week, kate, he has been quiet. he hasn't tweeted. he's a congressman who tweets quite a bit. he canceled perhaps a number of events. he's fallen under the radar up until now. >> and he came out, i believe it was thursday morning, if my memory serves me correctly, that i was standing outside of his office along with other reporters waiting there to see if he would speak to the media as he had done every day prior to that. he came out and made a statement to the media that said basically, look, i'm going to get back to work. i've answered all of your questions and now i'm going to get back to the job that the people are payin
anthony weiner does what he wants to do. he doesn't really listen to advice, even if it's given to him. he does what he wants to do. this is something that he himself needs to deal with. >> we are looking at pictures from may 31st. for quite a bit of length of time to our colleague, dana bash, back and forth, trying to get him to answer certain questions. at times evasive, at times not. since midweek last week, kate, he has been quiet. he hasn't tweeted. he's a congressman who tweets...
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anthony weiner himself got bumped. bumped his he was chased by the press to his own press conference. later, a hedge gave the media a payback. after a moment of stunned silence, the chase resumed. author and prison stripes added to the circus atmosphere. >> this is my book called "flush the toilet, why men cheat." >> reporter: which he had trouble giving away. at weiner's washington office, his plaque became a tourist attraction. with people using both thumbs and tongues while they posed so they too could be part of the -- >> disgusting -- >>s s ggross story. >> sorted. >> reporter: if the story wasn't sorted enough, a couple of hecklers looking for attention crashed weiner's perharess conference. >> i'm announcing my resignation from congress -- >> thank god, pervert. >> -- i continue to heal -- >> reporter: even the media were enraged, disowning the crashers. >> he's not with -- >> thank you and good afternoon. >> reporter: weiner's resignation may finally plug the slow week of news. >> drip, drip, drip. >> reporter:
anthony weiner himself got bumped. bumped his he was chased by the press to his own press conference. later, a hedge gave the media a payback. after a moment of stunned silence, the chase resumed. author and prison stripes added to the circus atmosphere. >> this is my book called "flush the toilet, why men cheat." >> reporter: which he had trouble giving away. at weiner's washington office, his plaque became a tourist attraction. with people using both thumbs and tongues...
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we'll have more on anthony weiner's resignation. we hope you have a great evening and that we close out the week together tomorrow night. we'll see you then. >> and lawmakers. and how many california jobs it could cost. >> and arrest of a young san francisco man for refusing to pull up his pants. he tells his side of the story. >> and software to stimulate the brain. the remarkable pave it - pay off it is having in the brain. >> sky sevenhd live over market where hundreds of muni readers are waiting for the buses in the evening commute. >> a downed cable shut down all underground lines for the past couple of hours. >> crews reopened the kl and n lines. but the j and n are shut down in that intersection. >> one of the power arms got caught on a connector and dragged down a power line and cutting power to all underground lines. >> right now hundreds of commuters are waiting and not enough buses to go around. muni set up a bus bridge an
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a lot of calls for anthony weiner to resign amid the sex scandal. new scantily clothed pictures of the congressman. they were reportedly sent to one woman. our senior correspondent is going through all of this. what's the latest, dana? >> the latest today is that the white house has hagued in for the first time and a the president feel s weiner's behavior was inappropriate and that his dishonesty was inappropriate. he did not answer the question whether or not he should resign. leaders here in congress, the fellow democratic leaders are not doing that. they dropped a the hammer on him over the weekend. nancy pelosi, the dnc chairman also member of congress in a coordinated message saying publicly, you've got to step down. but still a democratic source i spoke to after that said even then, weiner was saying he's on the fence about whether or not he's going to resign we've been reporting since last week that he was ready to talk to his wife about whether or not that's the right thing to do. he says he wants to look his wife in the eye before he decide
a lot of calls for anthony weiner to resign amid the sex scandal. new scantily clothed pictures of the congressman. they were reportedly sent to one woman. our senior correspondent is going through all of this. what's the latest, dana? >> the latest today is that the white house has hagued in for the first time and a the president feel s weiner's behavior was inappropriate and that his dishonesty was inappropriate. he did not answer the question whether or not he should resign. leaders...
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weiner to mayor anthony weiner. he's a man who won his district in new york city by a landslide in november. >> mary snow has reaction from some of the people he represents in washington. it was interesting, she called that speech she saw from him hot. a speech he was defending the 9/11 health bill. >> we remember when he was on the house floor and remember he was -- >> that impassioned speech he gave. >> very passionate, congressman peter king, they were going back and forth and apparently that is what caught her attention. you mention that he may have wanted to become mayor. he was seen as a likely contender and a strong contender in 2013 to be new york city's mayor. now the big question is, can he hold on to his congressional seat? >> i haven't told the truth. and i've done things i deeply regret. >> reporter: it was an emotional confession by democratic new york congressman anthony weiner admitting he lied about sending a lewd photo of himself to a woman over twitter. >> to be clear the picture was of me and i s
weiner to mayor anthony weiner. he's a man who won his district in new york city by a landslide in november. >> mary snow has reaction from some of the people he represents in washington. it was interesting, she called that speech she saw from him hot. a speech he was defending the 9/11 health bill. >> we remember when he was on the house floor and remember he was -- >> that impassioned speech he gave. >> very passionate, congressman peter king, they were going back and...
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a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the beginning of the exit. how many of the 100,000 troops currently stationed here should be brought home, and all of this amid the continuing clamor from congress to accelerate the withdraws and do something about the $10 billion a month being spent on this war. as you're about to hear, the two men at the top, secretary of defense robert gates and the general in charge, david petraeus, are making the case to be careful, keep the military pressure on. so who is right? and what is the answer to the questions americans are asking? that is where we start. are we winning this war? >
a stunning about-face for democratic congressman anthony weiner. he now admits he had inappropriate online exchanges with six women and lied about it. tonight, you'll see the one whose interview with abc news triggered the admission and apologies. >>> good evening to you tonight from afghanistan, where this is a big moment in the history of this conflict, the ten-year war, the longest in america's history. at the white house today, the president held a meeting to talk about the...
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anthony weiner resigned today. the new york congressman had become infamous for sending lewd texts and tweets to young women. we asked congressional correspondent nancy cordes to tell us how it all ended. >> reporter: scott, the democratic congressman made the only tenable choice today, after being abandoned by nearly everyone in congress. >> i had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do. unfortunately, the distraction that i have created has made that impossible. so today i'm announcing my resignation from congress. >> reporter: congressman weiner gave up his fight 20 days after accidentally sending an intimate photo of himself to more than 40,000 followers on twitter. was that a picture of you? >> well, the main question that a lot of people are asking is "did i send the photograph?" i do not. that was prank, a hoax. >> reporter: those early lies and the flood of embarrassing photos that followed wore away at weiner's determination to hold on to his seat. as did the
anthony weiner resigned today. the new york congressman had become infamous for sending lewd texts and tweets to young women. we asked congressional correspondent nancy cordes to tell us how it all ended. >> reporter: scott, the democratic congressman made the only tenable choice today, after being abandoned by nearly everyone in congress. >> i had hoped to be able to continue the work that the citizens of my district elected me to do. unfortunately, the distraction that i have...
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weiner's district last week, it comes as no surprise to these constituents that anthony weiner is now admitting that he lied and many of the people we talked to last week were very suspicious and some said, you know, they weren't so concerned about the picture itself, they were taken aback by the way he handled this and interviews he did last week. >> interesting new york journalists errol lewis told kiran he has to worry about the reputation of being more of a show horse than a work horse. this overshadows a lot of things he's done in terms of policy and the like. >> he is very popular in the district and as you heard some people there say, they don't want him to resign. but one thing also that we've been hearing is the silence from other democrats in new york. >> those in the new york delegation. very interesting. >> very telling. >> mary snow, thanks so much. >>> new details this morning about the injuries sustained by yemen's president after the attack that happened last week on his compound. u.s. officials say that ali abdullah saleh suffered burns to 40% of his body. also that h
weiner's district last week, it comes as no surprise to these constituents that anthony weiner is now admitting that he lied and many of the people we talked to last week were very suspicious and some said, you know, they weren't so concerned about the picture itself, they were taken aback by the way he handled this and interviews he did last week. >> interesting new york journalists errol lewis told kiran he has to worry about the reputation of being more of a show horse than a work...
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this is anthony weiner. >> reporter: anthony weiner? >> no. weiner. pronounced the correct way. >> reporter: and spelled w-e w-e-i-n-e-r, just like the congressman. this kind of wiener is spelled w-i-e-n-e-r. the point is that if anthony weiner pronounced his name like the rest of the whiners the whole scandal would have lost much of its pun-laced appeal. >> if it's e-i it's "whiner," you say it like that. if its ie, it's wiener. i'm clearly a whiner, not a wiener. >> what does that make anthony, the other anthony? >> for what he did and being a democrat, he's definitely a wiener. >> reporter: stephen colbert was whining about how his show came up in text messages weiner exchanged with one woman. >> who claims she told weiner, "i was so psyched to see you on colbert. you were so funny." to which he says, "you watch it naked?" oh. oh, my god. >> reporter: but while colbert was squirting sanitizer and spraying lysol, barbara walters didn't sound so grossed out. after the totally nude close-up of weiner's alleged privates circulated online, barbara noted
this is anthony weiner. >> reporter: anthony weiner? >> no. weiner. pronounced the correct way. >> reporter: and spelled w-e w-e-i-n-e-r, just like the congressman. this kind of wiener is spelled w-i-e-n-e-r. the point is that if anthony weiner pronounced his name like the rest of the whiners the whole scandal would have lost much of its pun-laced appeal. >> if it's e-i it's "whiner," you say it like that. if its ie, it's wiener. i'm clearly a whiner, not a...
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anthony weiner to resign. the behavior he has participated in is indefensible. his continued service in congress is untenable. this sordid affair has become an untenable distraction for represent weiner and his family. he should step aside and address his and his family's well-being. >> so as democrats start to abandon weiner we got word saturday that he is seeking professional treatment. he made no mention of that just hours earlier when our own jason terrell caught up with him on the streets of new york and he seemed adamant about hanging onto his seat. >> just to reconfirm about resignation, at this point you have no plans -- >> i have no news for you today. nothing changes. nothing is changed. >> so you're not resigning? >> a majority of weiner's constituents in new york apparently don't want him to resign, but he may not be able to withstand the pressure in his own party to quit. so let's talk about this now with cnn contributor harold lewis. he is a political anchor for new york one news. errol, good mor
anthony weiner to resign. the behavior he has participated in is indefensible. his continued service in congress is untenable. this sordid affair has become an untenable distraction for represent weiner and his family. he should step aside and address his and his family's well-being. >> so as democrats start to abandon weiner we got word saturday that he is seeking professional treatment. he made no mention of that just hours earlier when our own jason terrell caught up with him on the...
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if that's obvious, what does anthony weiner do? i think the world of liberal cable news punditry got more competitive. john. >> as long as weinergate keeps getting weirder, which it will, this will continue to dominate headlines, this has gone from stupid to sad with the news of his wife's pregnancy, but this continues to be a distraction. that's the reality, unless he announces resignation. >> let's see what happens. everybody saying that could be close. i think it's safe to say the hopes of being mayor are toast. let's talk about alec baldwin. he's making a move for that job. can he pull it off, will? >> i think it's obvious. it's 20, 30 chances of reading a cue card and playing make believe. i have a governor of california, senator of minnesota as evidence. wrestling is acting. >> oh, carnell. >> you know, to run a city like new york, i should take a skill set. not like senator where you could get away with not doing much. if he runs as democrat, he should hire me, i could probably get him elected. >> celebrity candidates would
if that's obvious, what does anthony weiner do? i think the world of liberal cable news punditry got more competitive. john. >> as long as weinergate keeps getting weirder, which it will, this will continue to dominate headlines, this has gone from stupid to sad with the news of his wife's pregnancy, but this continues to be a distraction. that's the reality, unless he announces resignation. >> let's see what happens. everybody saying that could be close. i think it's safe to say...
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a lot of people are asking congressman anthony weiner to resign. he announced he wants a temporary break from capitol hill. a lot of people wanting that more permanent. weiner admitted to sending lewd pictures of himself to women online. one was a girl 17 years old. the congressman says he had no inappropriate contact with her, did not send her any lewd messages for pictures. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence. the reason for that? he wanted to become a better husband. still not saying he's ready to resign. >> reporter: you've been reaching out to a number of people. what advice? have you spoken to the clintons and how are they advising you? >> i'm having conversations with people, friends, neighbors, members of the family. i've made mistakes, i have to redeem myself, get back to work. these are personal failings so i'm trying to get back to work. >> he wants to return to work. some are questioning whether or not he'll be able to do that. cnn congressional correspondent dana bash joins me now. you have been working the phones and source
a lot of people are asking congressman anthony weiner to resign. he announced he wants a temporary break from capitol hill. a lot of people wanting that more permanent. weiner admitted to sending lewd pictures of himself to women online. one was a girl 17 years old. the congressman says he had no inappropriate contact with her, did not send her any lewd messages for pictures. yesterday he said he needed a leave of absence. the reason for that? he wanted to become a better husband. still not...
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anthony weiner is, quote, truly conflicted. so we have to see how this pressure mounts and how that affects congressman weiner's position to stay or go, if it does at all. >> looking at the big picture, is there a political impact for democrats if he does step down? sources saying his district will likely be eliminated? >> this is a bit counter intuitive. follow me, it's quite interesting. new york is slated to lose two house seats going forward because of census and how reswitching deals work. now, before this news broke, the general idea was that once he would be cut upstate, one seat would be cut down state. before the news broke, it's not clear what seat would be cut in down state new york. now there's some talk among new yorkers, if you will, that now possibly very likely that it could be his seat, that he could lose his ninth district seat eliminated all together. and the conversation maybe that's why new york law makers haven't been out to publicly resign. maybe if he stays through this seat, would be cut. but should say
anthony weiner is, quote, truly conflicted. so we have to see how this pressure mounts and how that affects congressman weiner's position to stay or go, if it does at all. >> looking at the big picture, is there a political impact for democrats if he does step down? sources saying his district will likely be eliminated? >> this is a bit counter intuitive. follow me, it's quite interesting. new york is slated to lose two house seats going forward because of census and how reswitching...
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about congressman anthony weiner. live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." i'm bret baier. president obama today said america is on a path to long-term economic growth, despite less than encouraging numbers recently. white house correspondent wendell goler reports the president is not saying how long that will take. >> in a news conference with german chancellor "good morninchance angela merkel,saidt doesn't signal recession but might not be a one-time occurrence. >> we don't know if this is a one-month episode or longer trend. we're experiencing head winds. gas prices being most prominent. >> reporter: monday he told a cleveland reporter the jobs report was a blip but he wasn't sure what caused it. on this day, a "washington post," abc news poll show americans disapprove of the handling of the economy by a wide margin, he lost the bounce the job approval received after barack obama was killed and most people don't believe the economic recovery has begun. mr. obama says the long-term trend id kate it has. >> over 2 million jobs created in the past 15 months.
about congressman anthony weiner. live from the studio in washington, this is "special report." i'm bret baier. president obama today said america is on a path to long-term economic growth, despite less than encouraging numbers recently. white house correspondent wendell goler reports the president is not saying how long that will take. >> in a news conference with german chancellor "good morninchance angela merkel,saidt doesn't signal recession but might not be a one-time...
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anthony weiner may have stepped down but don't count him out. one legal analyst told cnn he predicts weiner will be back in new york politics within three years. >>> vancouver police blaming criminals and anarchists after the city's riot. they plan to arrest any people who started the violence and what caused to be millions of dollars in damages. >>> in arizona, another wildfire burning dangerously close to neighborhoods right near the mexico border. more than 3,200 homes have been evacuated in the area. >>> fountain presidential election were held today, president obama would lose. that's according to a new gallup poll which found that 44% of registered voters say that they would vote for an unnamed republican candidate. 39% say they would vote for president obama. >>> the markets open in 45 minutes. right now the dow, nasdaq and s&p futures all pointing up as investors wait for a new consumer index survey that is due out in the next hour. "american morning" will be back after a quick break. >>> a war can be caught between a kid and a rock caug
anthony weiner may have stepped down but don't count him out. one legal analyst told cnn he predicts weiner will be back in new york politics within three years. >>> vancouver police blaming criminals and anarchists after the city's riot. they plan to arrest any people who started the violence and what caused to be millions of dollars in damages. >>> in arizona, another wildfire burning dangerously close to neighborhoods right near the mexico border. more than 3,200 homes have...
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democratic congressman anthony weiner of new york denied today that he sent a lewd photograph to a 21-year-old college student in seattle. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the story. >> i didn't send it. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner was adamant today-- he did not tweet this suggestive photo of a man in gray underwear, but he was far less clear about the origins of the photo sent from his twitter account friday night. congressman, i think the main question that everyone has is was that a picture of you? >> well, the main question that a lot of people are asking is did i send the photograph? i did not. this was a prank, a hoax. >> reporter: it sounds like it was a photo of you. >> we're going to try to find out exactly what happened. the photograph does not look familiar to me but before i say anything i want to make sure that nothing was manipulate about it, that it wasn't taken-- that something wasn't dropped into my account. >> reporter: i think any normal person could say with certainty whether a picture was a photo of them or not, whether they had taken a pho
democratic congressman anthony weiner of new york denied today that he sent a lewd photograph to a 21-year-old college student in seattle. congressional correspondent nancy cordes has the story. >> i didn't send it. >> reporter: congressman anthony weiner was adamant today-- he did not tweet this suggestive photo of a man in gray underwear, but he was far less clear about the origins of the photo sent from his twitter account friday night. congressman, i think the main question that...
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i felt bad for them more than anthony weiner. >> listen, pete, did you find it funny? what was your reaction to this? >> well, it was inappropriate. it was the wrong place. it was bad timing. but it's what bengie does of the howard stern show". the jokes, i mean, i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh at those jokes. the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish, and why on earth did congressman weiner have to go make that resignation speech in front of a camera. why not write a letter? benji was at the first press conference and yelled out there, and did no one from congressman's weiner's office or from the media recognize this guy? i feel bad for the serious journalists who were covering this event that was kind of made a mockery of, but the bottom line is that is what benji does, and what the "howard stern show" does, and live cameras, man. >> and if any of us are on long enough, you will have a baba buoy moment, and that is just what benji does. so dean, i think the thing that bothers a lot of folks is when people want to laugh, they go to a
i felt bad for them more than anthony weiner. >> listen, pete, did you find it funny? what was your reaction to this? >> well, it was inappropriate. it was the wrong place. it was bad timing. but it's what bengie does of the howard stern show". the jokes, i mean, i would be lying if i said i didn't laugh at those jokes. the whole situation, don lemon, was so absurd from start to finish, and why on earth did congressman weiner have to go make that resignation speech in front of...
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congressman anthony weiner is off the job. no, he hasn't resigned. the house granted a two-week leave of absence and now president obama is weighing in. >> ultimately, there's going to be decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> well, for the first time in 50 year,s a u.s. president will visit puerto rico. he is going for the votes. million of votes that could prove decisive in the 2012 election. ed henry at the white house with more. ed? >> reporter: good morning, kyra. you're right. if you look at the map that national journal magazine put together, the puerto ricans have the largest is ballots ground the president needs in twelve. one of them is new york city. look at some of others. florida. 847,000 puerto ricans living there. new jersey 430,000, the state the president wants to have. pennsylvania 366,000 puerto ricans. connecticut and illinois states he should have especially illinois his home state. look at these other two. ohio, 94,000 puerto ricans that is a state a must have for this preside
congressman anthony weiner is off the job. no, he hasn't resigned. the house granted a two-week leave of absence and now president obama is weighing in. >> ultimately, there's going to be decision for him and his constituents. i can tell you that if it was me, i would resign. >> well, for the first time in 50 year,s a u.s. president will visit puerto rico. he is going for the votes. million of votes that could prove decisive in the 2012 election. ed henry at the white house with...
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congressman anthony weiner sexting investigation has been dominating headlines this week. you know what we're learning now? that actually a teenage girl also got messages from him. also you won't believe who's coming to congressman weiner's defense. >>> also you see that picture there, you know what's in those boxes? q. something the media has been after for years and years. and finally got them. sarah palin's e-mails. so what's exactly in them? maybe not what you think. >>> also as we know a lot of people out there are looking for jobs right now and one company is hiring 1300 people. we'll tell you where you need to apply. from the cnn center this is your "cnn saturday morning." i'm t.j. holmes. start with the teenage girl who has apparently received messages from congressman anthony weiner. multiple reports say this girl is 17 years old. now representative weiner admitted sending pictures of his bare chest and other bare parts to women he met on-line but his representative has said this girl in particular, this teenage girl, did not get those kinds of messages. here is t
congressman anthony weiner sexting investigation has been dominating headlines this week. you know what we're learning now? that actually a teenage girl also got messages from him. also you won't believe who's coming to congressman weiner's defense. >>> also you see that picture there, you know what's in those boxes? q. something the media has been after for years and years. and finally got them. sarah palin's e-mails. so what's exactly in them? maybe not what you think. >>>...
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a former porn star reveals a role in the anthony weiner story. >> i think that anthony weiner should resign because he lied to the public and the press for more than a week. >>> a new twist to the scandal with congressman anthony weiner. a porn star said he asked her to lie about online communications. mary is in new york with details. what's the latest? >> if ginger lee said after the scandal broke she asked him about what to do. she said he told her to lie about exchanges and provided the words she should say she is a former porn star whose path collided with anthony we were online. ginger lee and gloria allred held a press conference to speak out about the communications with weiner. she claims he coached had he ever about dealing with the press after pictures surfaced about a lewd picture. >> he asked me to lie about our communication. i put out a three-sentence communication he told me to say. it said "i haven't met representative weiner i follow him on twitter because i support him and what he stands for. i have been hounded by political opponents and that has not changed my vi
a former porn star reveals a role in the anthony weiner story. >> i think that anthony weiner should resign because he lied to the public and the press for more than a week. >>> a new twist to the scandal with congressman anthony weiner. a porn star said he asked her to lie about online communications. mary is in new york with details. what's the latest? >> if ginger lee said after the scandal broke she asked him about what to do. she said he told her to lie about exchanges...
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congressman anthony weiner's sexting investigation dominated headlines this week. guess what we're hearing now this morning, that a teenage girl got messages from him as well. also this morning, alabama just passed one of the toughest immigration laws in this country. we will take you to alabama live to see how police are supposed to enforce these new rules. >>> also, social media taking it one step further. now, all facebook needs is a picture of you and it will do the rest. from the cnn center this is your "cnn saturday morning" on june 11th. hello to you all. i'm t.j. holmes. thank you for spending your morning here with us. >>> messages to a teenage girl from congressman anthony weiner. reports say she's just 17 years old. weiner, of course, has admitted to sending salacious pictures to a number of women on-line but his people say the teenage girl did not get any of those. despite all this, supporters are still rallying around the congressman. our jason carroll is in anthony weiner's district this morning in queens, new york. jason, good morning to you. i don't
congressman anthony weiner's sexting investigation dominated headlines this week. guess what we're hearing now this morning, that a teenage girl got messages from him as well. also this morning, alabama just passed one of the toughest immigration laws in this country. we will take you to alabama live to see how police are supposed to enforce these new rules. >>> also, social media taking it one step further. now, all facebook needs is a picture of you and it will do the rest. from the...
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out to call on anthony weiner to step down, saying that he was heartbroken and hoping that anthony weiner gets the help he needed. it seems like he's soon going to be maybe the only person not saying so on the democratic party. >> all right. kate baldwin following the latest developments, thank you. >> okay. ahead of tonight's debate, new polls are just out that show who has the most to gain and lose. joining us now is cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. paul, what do we know? it shows the republicans want a winner. >> she thur do want a winner. three out of four want somebody who can beat president obama even if they don't agree with him on the issues. look who's on the top, mitt romney, making his second bid for the gop nomination at 24% and just behind him, 20%, sarah palin. the former governor of alaska. look, rudy giuliani in third place. christine, take giuliani and palin out of the equation, they haven't take any concrete steps and look who's on top way ahead of everybody else, mitt romney, 19 points ahead of anybody else. he is the front runner in this race, the percei
out to call on anthony weiner to step down, saying that he was heartbroken and hoping that anthony weiner gets the help he needed. it seems like he's soon going to be maybe the only person not saying so on the democratic party. >> all right. kate baldwin following the latest developments, thank you. >> okay. ahead of tonight's debate, new polls are just out that show who has the most to gain and lose. joining us now is cnn deputy political director paul steinhauser. paul, what do we...
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democrats are starting to distance themselves from anthony weiner. in fact, two democrats, tim walz, from minnesota, as well as ohio representative betty sutton have decided to return some of their donations, or rather they're going to give them to charity. this comes as tim kaine, the former head of the national committee, running for senate in virginia now, told a television station last night that anthony weiner should resign. let's quickly talk about 2012, kyra, two candidates you don't hear a lot about. first is rick santorum. the second one is herman cain, a very successful businessman. they're both seeking the presidential nomination, they'll both be at the cnn debate on monday night, and both are running as the conservative candidates. we'll see what they have to say on monday night. rick santorum, a two-term senator. he thinks he's the most conservative candidate, so we'll see how that plays out on monday. kyra? >> thank you, mark. >>> that does it for us. we're back bright and
democrats are starting to distance themselves from anthony weiner. in fact, two democrats, tim walz, from minnesota, as well as ohio representative betty sutton have decided to return some of their donations, or rather they're going to give them to charity. this comes as tim kaine, the former head of the national committee, running for senate in virginia now, told a television station last night that anthony weiner should resign. let's quickly talk about 2012, kyra, two candidates you don't...
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congressman anthony weiner will reseen today. abc news has just learned that congressman anthony weiner of new york, caught up in the sexting scandal. facing growing calls from leading members of congress to resign. he will resign. he is telling friends he will resign. this comes before a meeting of the democratic caucus in the house today. set to take action again. congressman weiner facing pressure from his friends. from his family. from his colleagues in congress. he has decided to resign. i want to bring in my capitol hill correspondent, jonathan karl, with the latest on this. hey, jon. >> reporter: hey, george. this comes after this incredible pressure being brought down to bear on weiner. as you mention, the democratic leadership was threatening to take away his committee assignments. they were talking about going further and actually kicking him out of the democratic caucus in the house. those two moves would have meant if weiner would have wanted to come back to congress, he would be coming back with virtually no power an
congressman anthony weiner will reseen today. abc news has just learned that congressman anthony weiner of new york, caught up in the sexting scandal. facing growing calls from leading members of congress to resign. he will resign. he is telling friends he will resign. this comes before a meeting of the democratic caucus in the house today. set to take action again. congressman weiner facing pressure from his friends. from his family. from his colleagues in congress. he has decided to resign. i...
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we're not talking about anthony weiner. >> absolutely not. no pictures, just live events. >> now we have to get to your headlines. new video coming out of hamburg, iowa, where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee there and trying to contain raging floodwaters from missouri river. half of the town's 1100 residents forced out of their homes. if it doesn't work, parts of hamburg could be eight feet underwater for a month. the body of 2-year-old caylee anthony left in her car trunk? dr. voss yesterday the inventer of a new technique taking the stand describing the moment he smelled air samples from anthony's pontiac trunk. >> i essentially jumped back. the odor was extremely overwhelming and i was shocked that that little bitty can could have that much odor. the reason we progressed is the chloroform was shockingly high and unusually high. >> there's the doctor right there much the trial resumes this morning at 9:00 eastern. expected to testify, a handler of a cadaver dog and an f.b.i. expert who will testify about chloroform. that's dr.
we're not talking about anthony weiner. >> absolutely not. no pictures, just live events. >> now we have to get to your headlines. new video coming out of hamburg, iowa, where people are piling sandbags on a failing levee there and trying to contain raging floodwaters from missouri river. half of the town's 1100 residents forced out of their homes. if it doesn't work, parts of hamburg could be eight feet underwater for a month. the body of 2-year-old caylee anthony left in her car...
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anthony weiner's wife says she's staying by his side. new details on what she really believed. as one of the women weiner sent messages to stepped forward to apologize to his wife. >>> vanished. an indiana college student disappears without a trace after a late-night party. what really happened to lauren spierer? her parents join us live. >>> papa prankster. is this the most embarrassing father ever? or, the most adorable? meet the father who transforms himself into a superhero, a rock star, a clown, and more. to wave his son off to school. why he did it. and what the son says now. they will both join us live. >>> are you okay? >> i was like, okay. i hit something. good morning, everyone. thanks for joining us. my mom's visiting from mississippi. she thought she was going to beat the heat. >> she brought it. >> she brought it. steamy weather ahead. so many cities blazing hot today. it's going to feel like 100 degrees from here to new york to chicago. sam will have the latest for us. >>> also, more heat for congressman anthony weiner this morning. he's waking up to new calls for
anthony weiner's wife says she's staying by his side. new details on what she really believed. as one of the women weiner sent messages to stepped forward to apologize to his wife. >>> vanished. an indiana college student disappears without a trace after a late-night party. what really happened to lauren spierer? her parents join us live. >>> papa prankster. is this the most embarrassing father ever? or, the most adorable? meet the father who transforms himself into a...
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. >> when i heard the news, it was devastating to me as a follower of anthony weiner's but i don't think he broke any rules of the office. >> reporter: the surreal press conference started out strange and andrew breitbart said he had a more elicit photo. >> you know what i would be accused of if i released this photo, i keep it. and if he wants to start fighting with me again, i have this photo. >> he said he never met any of the women in person and as far as he knows none are underage. the leader nancy pelosi is calling for an ethics investigation. chris? >> nancy cordes for us. thank you. >>> john dickerson, good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> how do you recover from something like this? >> well, the congressman has two important groups he has to recover are. the first are the democratic colleagues. the best way too do that is to go away, to have the story stop being a distraction and stop being a punchline. that requires, of course, that there be no new disclosures. the second group that he has to deal with are his constituents and in some ways, they have to deal with ha they car
. >> when i heard the news, it was devastating to me as a follower of anthony weiner's but i don't think he broke any rules of the office. >> reporter: the surreal press conference started out strange and andrew breitbart said he had a more elicit photo. >> you know what i would be accused of if i released this photo, i keep it. and if he wants to start fighting with me again, i have this photo. >> he said he never met any of the women in person and as far as he knows...
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it's even getting worse for anthony weiner. now reports that his wife huma is pregnant. >> if it took place during marriage i'd see a divorce lawyer. this stand by your man crap makes women look like idiots. >> simone na says they should try to work it out. too many divorces in this decade. >> donna moody on facebook, i would be at my attorney's office the day he told me. pregnant or not, she's accomplished in her own right and doesn't need a man to support her. she'll probably divorce him at some point anyway. why prolong the marriage? >> many said like many other wronged wives, what she chooses to do is up to her, not the media or public opinion. please leave the poor woman alone. >>> a tweet or tell us on facebook and we'll read your thoughts later in the hour. [ manager ] you know... i've been looking at the numbers, and i think our campus is spending too much money on printing. i'd like to put you in charge of cutting costs. calm down. i know that it is not your job. what i'm saying... excuse me? alright, fine. no, you don
it's even getting worse for anthony weiner. now reports that his wife huma is pregnant. >> if it took place during marriage i'd see a divorce lawyer. this stand by your man crap makes women look like idiots. >> simone na says they should try to work it out. too many divorces in this decade. >> donna moody on facebook, i would be at my attorney's office the day he told me. pregnant or not, she's accomplished in her own right and doesn't need a man to support her. she'll...
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. >> when i heard the news, it was devastating to me as a follower of anthony weiner's but i don't think he broke any rules of the office. >> reporter: the surreal press conference started out strange when breitbart, who had come to ask questions went to the podium before wiener came out and warned he has an even more explicit photo. >> you no he what i would be accused of if i released this photo? i'm doing this to save his family. if this guy wants to start fighting with me again, i have this photo. >> reporter: wiener says he never met any of these women in person and as far as he knows, none of them were under age. his colleagues here on capitol hill are expressing disappointment and his leader, nancy pelosi, is calling for an ethics investigation. >> nancy, thank you. >>> joining us from west des moines, iowa, is john dickerson. good morning. >> good morning, chris. >> how do you recover from something like this? >> well, the congressman has two important groups he has to recover are. the first are the democratic colleagues. the best way to do that is to go away, to have this story
. >> when i heard the news, it was devastating to me as a follower of anthony weiner's but i don't think he broke any rules of the office. >> reporter: the surreal press conference started out strange when breitbart, who had come to ask questions went to the podium before wiener came out and warned he has an even more explicit photo. >> you no he what i would be accused of if i released this photo? i'm doing this to save his family. if this guy wants to start fighting with me...
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there are personal and political problems for anthony weiner. nbc news has confirmed that weiner's wife huma abedin is pregnant with the couple's first child. nude photo of the congressman is now circulating on the internet, and some fellow democrats are joining republicans, calling for him to resign. >>> at least five deaths are blamed on the hot humid weather in the eastern half of the country. june is off to one of the hottest starts ever with temperatures 20 degrees above normal. air conditioners now straining power supplies. philadelphia reached a record 97 degrees forcing overheated schools to send students home early. relief should arrive, we're told by al roker, by the weekend. >>> remaining residence of two arizona towns threatened by a massive arizona wildfire were ordered to evacuate last night. they hope to use a super tanker to drop water on the fire. there's new concern thatted the blaze will damage transmission lines that carry electricity to mexico and texas. >>> after being embarrassed on youtube, delta has changed its policy on
there are personal and political problems for anthony weiner. nbc news has confirmed that weiner's wife huma abedin is pregnant with the couple's first child. nude photo of the congressman is now circulating on the internet, and some fellow democrats are joining republicans, calling for him to resign. >>> at least five deaths are blamed on the hot humid weather in the eastern half of the country. june is off to one of the hottest starts ever with temperatures 20 degrees above normal....
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anthony weiner's sexting is scandal. many laughed as the fall of the new york politician played out. but some say the lowest point of his career marked a new depth of tastelessness. it came when a staffer from the howard stern show heckled weiner as he was resigning. here it is. >> continue. >> the people demand to know. >> to heal from the damage i have caused. >> hey, hey. >> are you serious? >> he's not with us. >> he's not with us. >> to repeat, most importantly, they're all patriots, and i will miss them all. >> are you more than seven inches. >> thank you. >> did you find this funny or was it going too far to talk about it are two standup comics, pete dominick is the host of the daily show" of a daily show on sirius xm satellite radio and dean obeidallah cofounded the comedy festival. all right, guys. you support this heckler, right? >> i do. i mean, to me, this was the cherry on the weiner sundae. after what we have gone through, he raised the discourse of this whole discussion. it's not like i'm without sthit for
anthony weiner's sexting is scandal. many laughed as the fall of the new york politician played out. but some say the lowest point of his career marked a new depth of tastelessness. it came when a staffer from the howard stern show heckled weiner as he was resigning. here it is. >> continue. >> the people demand to know. >> to heal from the damage i have caused. >> hey, hey. >> are you serious? >> he's not with us. >> he's not with us. >> to...
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democratic congressman anthony weiner tells friends he will quit in a sudden end to that sexting scandal involving at least a half dozen women and series of embarrassing photos. we will have the latest from capitol hill. >>> giffords goes home. congresswoman gabrielle giffords leaves the hospital five months after her recovery. >>> oh, canada. after losing the top prize in the stanley cup finals, the crowd goes wild burning cars and smashing windows and "early" this thursday morning, june smashing windows and "early" this thursday morning, june 16th, 2011. captioning funded by cbs >>> good morning. welcome to "the early show." it is 7:00 a.m. on the -- excuse me. >>> just a few moments ago, we learned that congressman anthony weiner plans to resign from congress. nancy cordes is in washington with the latest for us this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris. our new york city city cbs affiliate has confirmed that congressman weiner will announce his resignation as a press conference in the new york city area thorkt. a short time ago, we got a sense that something might
democratic congressman anthony weiner tells friends he will quit in a sudden end to that sexting scandal involving at least a half dozen women and series of embarrassing photos. we will have the latest from capitol hill. >>> giffords goes home. congresswoman gabrielle giffords leaves the hospital five months after her recovery. >>> oh, canada. after losing the top prize in the stanley cup finals, the crowd goes wild burning cars and smashing windows and "early" this...
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new pictures emerge of anthony weiner. this time, snapped in the congressional locker room. as he begins treatment at a secret location this morning, will he accept that his career is finished? >>> miracle smile. the first pictures of gabby giffords revealed sense her shooting. new details overnight on her extraordinary battle to recover. >>> who said mavs in six? lebron james' huge loss after his very public quest for a championship. slam dunked by the mavs, for their first-ever nba title. >>> and the bachelorette. pippa middleton single again and stealing the show from kate this weekend. after breaking up with her boyfriend, is she now the most eligible woman in the world? >>> you said mavs in six. >> offense sells tickets. defense wins championships, my friend. >> i'm going to call you, the oracle of times square. robin rockets. >> we'll talk about that a little later. >> we will talk about that. >>> also this morning a developing consumer story that you need to know about. a warning issued for these ceramic firepots, meant to keep bugs away. we'll have a live demonstrati
new pictures emerge of anthony weiner. this time, snapped in the congressional locker room. as he begins treatment at a secret location this morning, will he accept that his career is finished? >>> miracle smile. the first pictures of gabby giffords revealed sense her shooting. new details overnight on her extraordinary battle to recover. >>> who said mavs in six? lebron james' huge loss after his very public quest for a championship. slam dunked by the mavs, for their...
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disgraced congressman anthony weiner resigned. while you may be jubleging him for lewd pictures and lies, one place doesn't judge him but rewards him. the federal employee retirement system. the "the wall street journal" breaks down the benefits weiner will take with him. in a few years he will take pension payments $25,000 to $35,000 a year. in a nutshell he is getting about $1.3 million for 12 years of work and three weeks of scandal. but mary snow, he says he didn't break any laws or rules so this is his money. let's talk about what is next for him. >> reporter: many pundits are written off any chance he would be mayor in 2013, the ambition anthony weiner had had. but not all are ruling out a potential comeback to be politics and one of them is dan abrams. take a listen what he had to say. >> by the way, i do think that he will be back in new york city politics within three years. he will have a leading role, i predict. i don't say he is necessarily going to be a married man. i have no idea. >> reporter: you were talking about
disgraced congressman anthony weiner resigned. while you may be jubleging him for lewd pictures and lies, one place doesn't judge him but rewards him. the federal employee retirement system. the "the wall street journal" breaks down the benefits weiner will take with him. in a few years he will take pension payments $25,000 to $35,000 a year. in a nutshell he is getting about $1.3 million for 12 years of work and three weeks of scandal. but mary snow, he says he didn't break any laws...
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and she's been silent on anthony weiner's resignation. i think it's outrageous. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you, meredith. >> it is 7:13. here's matt. >> thanks, meredith. now the phrase "it's the economy, stupid," was coined during bill clinton's administration. now it's the big theme for the 2012 race as well. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. hi, chuck. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. the white house will say they don't need a poll to tell them the sagging economy is taking a political toll on the president, but this latest slowdown combined with the start of the republican presidential race is a stark reminder of just how lethal the issue is for the president's re-election chances. president obama may have thought hosting the german chancellor angela merkel for a state dinner would give him a temporary break from the groommy economic news. he had no such luck as he tried to calm nervous americans with upbeat talk. >> prior to this month we saw three months of ro
and she's been silent on anthony weiner's resignation. i think it's outrageous. >> thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you, meredith. >> it is 7:13. here's matt. >> thanks, meredith. now the phrase "it's the economy, stupid," was coined during bill clinton's administration. now it's the big theme for the 2012 race as well. chuck todd is nbc's political director and chief white house correspondent. hi, chuck. good morning to you. >> good morning,...